Presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaque to Captain John Gibson
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ID: SIA RU000371 [76-1992-09]
Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Date: 1976
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: March 1976, Image No. 76-1992-09
Caption from Torch: "Mario Brunori, Exhibits Specialist in the Department of Exhibits Design and Production, National Museum of History and Technology, presented a plaque to the NMHT guard office commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shown at the presentation ceremony on January 15 (Dr. King's birthday) are (from left) Jay W. Chambers Chief, Protection Division, Office of Protection Services; Lt. Cleveland Regis, Company C: Protection Division, OPS; Mr. Brunori, and Capt. John Gibson, Guard Supervisor Company C, who accepted the plaque on behalf of the guard office. As a hobby, Mr. Brunori began planning to produce plaques in memory of Dr. King after his assassination in 1968. This plaque was sculpted by Philip Vickers, formerly of the National Museum of Natural History. It is mounted on walnut paneling, is made of plaster covered with antique bronze paint, and is 12 inches in diameter."
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: March 1976, Image No. 76-1992-09
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
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Black-and-white photographs
SIA RU000371 [76-1992-09]
8 x 10;